- R115 road
The R115 is a
regional road in the Ireland. It follows the Military Road ( _ga. Bóthar Míleata) for its entire length. The R115 is km to mi | 40 | abbr=yes | precision=0 long; the full length of the Military Road (Rathfarnham to Aughavannagh) is km to mi | 55 | abbr=yes | precision=0 .The Military Road is a road through the
Wicklow Mountains , running North/South across the spine of the hills. Construction of the road started in1800 and it was completed in1809 . It was built in the wake of the1798 rebellion to give British forces access to the Wicklow Hills where many rebels sought refuge.Route
The R115 / Military Road starts in
Rathfarnham ,County Dublin , continuing to the "Ballyboden Roundabout", where it intersects with the R113; it then follows theEdmondstown Road for 50 metres where it meets the meets the R116. At this point the route takes the "Scholarstown Road" and rises through theDublin Mountains (past the Hell Fire Club) followed by a descent intoGlencree at the head of the valley of the Glencree river before rising again to the "coord|53.137979|-6.311688|type:landmark Sally Gap Crossroads", where it intersects with the R759, close to the highest point on the road which is 510m (1,670ft). From there it continues to a point east of Mullaghcleevaun Mountain (850m) before descending to the village ofLaragh , nearGlendalough .The R115 terminates at
Laragh , at a junction with the R755 and the 'Wicklow Gap' road, the R756. The Military Road continues south (see thumbnail) pastGlenmalure toAghavannagh in southCounty Wicklow , but is designated as a local road south of Laragh. For many years, the road was used as the "Sally Gap" special stage in the Circuit of Ireland automobile rally.See also
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Roads in Ireland - (Primary National Roads)
* Secondary Roads
*Regional Road s
*Rathfarnham and the Military RoadExternal links
* [http://www.explore.ie/ireland/article.php?ID=30 Sally Gap]
* [http://www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/articles/militaryroad/militaryroad.html The Military Road]References
*"The Wicklow Military Road - history and topography" (2007) by Michael Fewer; ISBN 13:978 1 901658 66 8.
* [http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/7617-0.pdf Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006] - [http://www.transport.ie/ Department of Transport]
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